His death certificate records Levi Downing, age 68 years 9 months 16 days, born 23 Apr 1850 in Licking Co., Ohio, died 9 Feb 1918 in Union township, Auglaize Co., Ohio, farmer, married, father Nathan Downing, born in Licking Co., Ohio, mother’s maiden name Frances Corbin, born in Virginia, cause of death blank, no physician’s statement, informant Mrs. Dr. Hulbert, Wapakoneta, O., burial in Fairmount Cemetery.

Her death certificate records Elvira Downing, age 77 years 4 months 2 days, born 4 July 1845 in Auglaize Co., died 6 Oct 1922 in Union township, Auglaize Co., Ohio, widow of Levi Downing, father Allen Justice, mother’s maiden name Enlora Furry, cause of death chronic perenchenatos nephritis, informant M. L. Postle, Wapakoneta, O., burial in Fairmont Cemetery.

1880 census of Auglaize Co., Ohio, Union township, enumerated 16 June, lists on p. 23 as family #210/211:
Downing, Levi, 30, farmer, b. Ohio (N.J.) Ohio; Elvira, 34, wife, b. Ohio Va Va; Ready, James, 16, servant, b. Penn (Penn) (Penn); Leman, Dora, 14, servant, b. Ohio Ohio Ohio; Justice, Elnora, 72, mother-in-law, b. Va (Va) (Va).

The parentheses around some of the parental birthplaces are in the original.